Preparation for Civil Services Examination revolves around General Studies; be it Preliminary Examination or Main, General Studies importance can't be ignored.

As such, UPSC is in inventive mode and it is clearly visible in the quality of questions being asked in the examination.

While preparing for General Studies, the coverage of contemporary issues has made newspaper reading a must. Be it Prelims or Main examination, you cannot undermine the value of current events and contemporary developments.

When candidates commence preparation, the first question that strikes their mind is about the books and study-material and the search begins for a single source for preparation that can serve the purpose.

On Thursday 28th November 2013 In the new-format for Main Examination with the changes in domain of General Studies, it gets the might it deserved. While framing the new syllabus, UPSC has gone a step ahead and come out with highly structured syllabus defining it in detail. Some of the topics in General Studies syllabus are new; but, major portion is facets that are newly re-defined. Yes, GS Paper IV is new addition.Last Update Sunday 29th December 2013

On Thursday 7th March 2013 With 4 papers and 1000 marks assigned to General Studies in new format of Civil Services (Main) Examination, it has the maximum weightage in total written examination marks.Last Update Thursday 7th March 2013